MLK Day of Service 2026

Key Details:

• Date: Monday, January 19, 2026
• Location: Departure from Jake Nevin Fieldhouse; Service at a local community partner site
• Who Can Register: Students, Faculty, and Staff of Villanova University
• What to Expect: Meaningful service projects across the the local community, opportunities for reflection, and a chance to connect with others committed to justice and service.
• Timing:
  • 7:15am - Group leader arrival at the Jake Nevin Field house for check in
  • 7:30am - Volunteer arrival at the Jake Nevin Field House for check in and community gathering.  This will include some light breakfast items and a gathering lead by the MLK Day of Service Committee and Fr. Peter Donohue, OSA. 
    • *Some partners may require participants to go directly to the site.  Those groups will know of this change
  • 8:30am - Groups begin to depart for service sites
  • 9:00am-12:00pm - Service projects occur.  
    • *Some community partners wish to have participants stay until 1pm.  If this is the case, lunch will be provided on site. Those groups will know of this change.
  • Between 12:30 and 2pm- Return to campus
    • *Timing will be confirmed close to the date.  It will be determined by how long a group is at a site and what the approximate travel time is.

Instructions:

• Please complete this form with your information.
• If you are registering as a group at one time, please click "reserve" and you can register all participants at once.
• The group leader will serve as the primary contact for updates and logistics.
• If you are registering individually, you may follow all of the prompts.  You may select a group you wish to service with or create a group if you wish.  You may also register as an individual and we will work to group people together. 

Please reach out to mlkday@villanova.edu with any questions/concerns